Refreshing Strawberry Tea

By srumbel

Serve this refreshing strawberry tea at your next luncheon, picnic or barbecue.
from ladybehindthecurtain.com

Ingredients

• For the Strawberries:
• 1 pound container of fresh strawberries, chopped
• 2 tablespoons sugar**
• 3 tablespoons water
• For the Tea:
• 2 quarts water, divided
• 5 tea bags
• 2/3 cup sugar**

Preparation

Step 1

For the Strawberries:
Place the strawberries, sugar and water into a blender and blend until liquefied.
Pour into a strainer placed over a bowl.
Using a wooden spoon rub the strawberry juice through leaving behind as much of the seeds as possible.
Set aside.

For the Tea:
In a medium saucepan bring 1 quart of water to a boil.
Take off heat.
Add tea bags and cover for 1 hour.
Add sugar to the pitcher and pour hot tea over to melt sugar.
Stir until sugar is melted and combined.
Add remaining 1 quart of water, strawberry juice and stir.

Notes

This is a LBC original! **I used Splenda in place of the sugar.